Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Mountaineering, Lizzie Le Blond, sport and science
Rachel Hewitt has been researching the pioneering Irish climber Mrs Aubrey Le Blond.
Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe
Shahidha Bari hears about two inspirational medieval women mystics who wrote about faith
Kingship and ceremony
Anne McElvoy looks at royalty, pomp and glory in opera, ancient Persia and Tudor England.
Sidney Poitier
Matthew Sweet and guests consider the career of the Bahamian-American actor (1927-2022)
Sound, conflict and central heating
Matthew Sweet finds out how extreme temperatures changed Erland Cooper's music
Lady Antonia Fraser
Rana Mitter talks to the author about her life & the art of writing historical biography.
Queen Charlotte, fashion and music
Shahidha Bari and guests on a Royal Collection exhibition and the new Bridgerton spin off
New Thinking: Fashion, sustainability and Earth Day
From outfits which double as tents to material and algae: Lucy Orta and Monica Buchan-Ng
Hilma af Klint
The spiritual paintings of the Swedish artist are discussed by Matthew Sweet and guests
Tartan, Kidnapped and Highland writing
Tartan at V&A Dundee, RL Stevenson's Kidnapped on stage, the Highland Book prize 2022
